Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Hamnett Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilkinsburg
Tract 42003561500 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,737 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 42003561500 runs through the Hamnett Place area of Wilkinsburg. With 2,737 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #11,542 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,151 monthly, set against $55,742 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share54.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$55,742
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkinsburg and the region
Centroid at 40.4403, -79.8684 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamnett Place scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilkinsburg
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilkinsburg
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilkinsburg
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilkinsburg
6.9
How Hamnett Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 56%Grade B
- 26%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 649Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.9%Peak (2002)
- 81Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hamnett Place. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamnett Place
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wilkinsburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 649 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.9% of renter households in 2002.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003561500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003561500?
Census tract 42003561500 in the Hamnett Place neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42003561500?
Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003561500?
21.2% of residents in tract 42003561500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,737.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003561500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 66th, minority 76th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 42003561500 considered part of Hamnett Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003561500 fall within Hamnett Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003561500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 649 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003561500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.37% of renter households, peaking at 13.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003561500 compare to Wilkinsburg overall?
Tract 42003561500 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Wilkinsburg at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilkinsburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003561500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wilkinsburg
Top eight tracts in Wilkinsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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